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Sunday, 29 April 2012

Battle Report – On the road to Stalingrad – or “Hey, what’s the chance of me rolling another double 1?” - Part 1

Saturday
was another participation game, this time at Incognicon in Skarpnäck, a suburb
of Stockholm.

We used the IABSM v3 rules, and our game
was set in Russia in 1942, on the road to Stalingrad, and it was based on the
scenario “Nice one Kirill” fromToo Fat Lardies' Summer Special 2007. We used slightly different troops,
mainly to fit what we had built.

Today’s objective – take and hold the bridge

We met at 10.00, and had set up and were ready
to play at about noon. As usual we had one of us playing the defenders, in this
scenario the Russians, and everyone who wanted had a chance at the Germans. We
immediately got a bunch of interested ‘evil nazis’ (even though they seemed
very friendly) to take us on.

As usual when playing IABSM we start with an empty
board. The defenders set up hidden, and has to be spotted, actively, when you’re
close enough or when they shoot at you. Attackers enter the board under blinds.

The board from the German side (Yes, we know there weren’t any FW 190:s at the
eastern front at this time, but it was such a nice model. We had to use it!)

Farm in the background

First group in was a recce-unit. Vorvärts! After them a blind (which turns out
to be false, i.e., not having any troops under it – it represents maybe a
motorcycle, a couple of scouts or maybe a cow. False blinds can move, spot and
be annoying)

The hand of God points at the first Russians.

Next in to be spotted is a platoon of grenadiers in halftracks. Oops, Russkies
hidden around the downed fighter. They fire at point blank range and damages
the Hanomag.

Attack!

Counter-attack!

Where did all the soldiers go…? that was bloody!

Back to the recce. What’s that? It points towards us…

Uh-oh…

Back to the Hanomags – hunting Russian pigs…

…and assaulting Russians in a house…

…but the barn was also filled with commies, totally wiping out the assaulting squad.
(They are really inside the barn)

My rating system

5 - A masterpiece. You have to read/see/visit.4 - Really good. Strongly recommended it if it is a subject of interest, and probably worth reading/seeing/visiting if not.3 – It’s OK. If it’s a subject you’re interested in, it’s probably worth reading/seeing/visiting. Otherwise you can probably skip it.2 - Well, not really... If it’s your subject you could possibly find something in it worth your while. Otherwise stay clear.1 - Stay clear. This is a waste of your time.